Windlesham House School

Windlesham House School is a prep school on the South Downs, in Pulborough, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1837 by Charles Robert Malden and was the first boys' preparatory school in the United Kingdom, and in 1967 became the first IAPS co-educational School. The school moved to its current location in 1934. It caters for over 300 pupils, both boarding and day, aged from four to thirteen years. The pre-prep is called Little Windlesham and teaches the four- to seven-year-olds. The School received an 'outstanding' award in its Ofsted inspection in 2010. From 2011 onward, the school has been inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, awarding it 'excellent' in its 2017 report. Within the school are two boarding houses, one for boys and one for girls. These houses contain 'houseparents' that oversee the running of the house, as well as matrons and night matrons that care for the children. In each house are common rooms for each year group, as well as single sex dorms. The largest dorms accommodate 9 people for the girls' house and 11 people for the boys' house. Mobile phones are not allowed, but the boarding houses have multiple phones for calling home, and access to Skype for students with parents based overseas. As a result, the school has an international presence, with over 15 nationalities represented by its students. Charles and Elizabeth Ann Malden were the last of five generations of Malden heads from 1837 - their joint headship alone lasted nearly 40 years (1957 to 1994). They were leaders of their time, insisting on being known not by their surname, Malden, but by the more informal Mr & Mrs Charles. In 1963 the School was among the first to become a Trust and in 1967 Windlesham was the first traditional boys' boarding prep school to become co-educational.

Windlesham House School is a prep school on the South Downs, in Pulborough, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1837 by Charles Robert Malden and was the first boys' preparatory school in the United Kingdom, and in 1967 became the first IAPS co-educational School. The school moved to its current location in 1934. It caters for over 300 pupils, both boarding and day, aged from four to thirteen years. The pre-prep is called Little Windlesham and teaches the four- to seven-year-olds. The School received an 'outstanding' award in its Ofsted inspection in 2010. From 2011 onward, the school has been inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, awarding it 'excellent' in its 2017 report. Within the school are two boarding houses, one for boys and one for girls. These houses contain 'houseparents' that oversee the running of the house, as well as matrons and night matrons that care for the children. In each house are common rooms for each year group, as well as single sex dorms. The largest dorms accommodate 9 people for the girls' house and 11 people for the boys' house. Mobile phones are not allowed, but the boarding houses have multiple phones for calling home, and access to Skype for students with parents based overseas. As a result, the school has an international presence, with over 15 nationalities represented by its students. Charles and Elizabeth Ann Malden were the last of five generations of Malden heads from 1837 - their joint headship alone lasted nearly 40 years (1957 to 1994). They were leaders of their time, insisting on being known not by their surname, Malden, but by the more informal Mr & Mrs Charles. In 1963 the School was among the first to become a Trust and in 1967 Windlesham was the first traditional boys' boarding prep school to become co-educational.